United States temperatures & weather in May

United States weather averages and temperatures for May
Location Avg temp (°C°F) Max temp (°C°F) Min temp (°C°F) Rainfall (mm) Sunshine (hrs)
Anaheim 23.3°C 73.9°F 23.6 74.5 11.9 53.4 6mm 0.2ins 10hrs
Anchorage 12.3°C 54.1°F 12.5 54.5 3.7 38.7 20mm 0.8ins 11hrs
Asheville 23.4°C 74.1°F 23.7 74.7 9.3 48.7 110mm 4.3ins 9hrs
Aspen 12.8°C 55°F 13.2 55.8 -5 23 38mm 1.5ins 10hrs
Atlanta 26.3°C 79.3°F 26.6 79.9 14.5 58.1 102mm 4ins 10hrs
Baltimore 23.6°C 74.5°F 23.9 75 13 55.4 97mm 3.8ins 9hrs
Baton Rouge 29.5°C 85.1°F 29.8 85.6 18.1 64.6 124mm 4.9ins 10hrs
Beverly Hills 22.3°C 72.1°F 22.5 72.5 12.7 54.9 5mm 0.2ins 10hrs
Bismarck 24.1°C 75.4°F 24.5 76.1 11 51.8 112mm 4.4ins 10hrs
Boston 19.4°C 66.9°F 19.7 67.5 8.7 47.7 85mm 3.3ins 9hrs
Breckenridge 10.7°C 51.3°F 11.1 52 -5.9 21.4 42mm 1.7ins 10hrs
Buffalo 17.6°C 63.7°F 17.9 64.2 7.3 45.1 77mm 3ins 9hrs
Carson City 20.2°C 68.4°F 20.5 68.9 7.1 44.8 74mm 2.9ins 9hrs
Charleston 26.6°C 79.9°F 26.8 80.2 18.7 65.7 95mm 3.7ins 10hrs
Cheyenne 26.1°C 79°F 26.5 79.7 11.8 53.2 107mm 4.2ins 11hrs
Chicago 20.8°C 69.4°F 21.1 70 8.8 47.8 84mm 3.3ins 10hrs
Cincinnati 23.5°C 74.3°F 23.8 74.8 11.2 52.2 106mm 4.2ins 9hrs
Cocoa Beach 28.5°C 83.3°F 28.7 83.7 20.3 68.5 82mm 3.2ins 9hrs
Columbia 24.5°C 76.1°F 24.8 76.6 12.7 54.9 106mm 4.2ins 9hrs
Columbus 28.6°C 83.5°F 28.9 84 15.7 60.3 96mm 3.8ins 10hrs
Coney Island 20.4°C 68.7°F 20.6 69.1 11.4 52.5 102mm 4ins 9hrs
Dallas 28.3°C 82.9°F 28.6 83.5 17.3 63.1 129mm 5.1ins 9hrs
Davenport 30.8°C 87.4°F 31.1 88 18.7 65.7 100mm 3.9ins 10hrs
Daytona Beach 29.1°C 84.4°F 29.4 84.9 18.3 64.9 84mm 3.3ins 9hrs
Death Valley 36.2°C 97.2°F 36.6 97.9 21.4 70.5 2mm 0.1ins 13hrs
Denver 21.3°C 70.3°F 21.7 71.1 6.2 43.2 71mm 2.8ins 10hrs
Des Moines 22.5°C 72.5°F 22.8 73 10.4 50.7 98mm 3.9ins 10hrs
Destin 29.1°C 84.4°F 29.4 84.9 16.9 62.4 79mm 3.1ins 10hrs
Detroit 20.1°C 68.2°F 20.4 68.7 9.2 48.6 73mm 2.9ins 9hrs
Eureka 24.8°C 76.6°F 25.2 77.4 12.3 54.1 123mm 4.8ins 10hrs
Fairbanks 14.4°C 57.9°F 14.8 58.6 1.7 35.1 17mm 0.7ins 5hrs
Fargo 20.2°C 68.4°F 20.5 68.9 6.5 43.7 62mm 2.4ins 10hrs
Fayetteville 27.5°C 81.5°F 27.8 82 14.2 57.6 109mm 4.3ins 9hrs
Fort Lauderdale 29.3°C 84.7°F 29.5 85.1 21.5 70.7 153mm 6ins 10hrs
Glacier National Park 12.7°C 54.9°F 13 55.4 1.4 34.5 79mm 3.1ins 8hrs
Grand Canyon 24.4°C 75.9°F 24.8 76.6 6 42.8 23mm 0.9ins 12hrs
Harrisburg 26.8°C 80.2°F 27.1 80.8 15 59 131mm 5.2ins 11hrs
Honolulu 27.9°C 82.2°F 28.1 82.6 20.2 68.4 154mm 6.1ins 9hrs
Houston 27.9°C 82.2°F 28.2 82.8 19.5 67.1 118mm 4.6ins 9hrs
Indianapolis 22.9°C 73.2°F 23.2 73.8 10.6 51.1 105mm 4.1ins 9hrs
Jackson 28.7°C 83.7°F 29 84.2 15.4 59.7 120mm 4.7ins 9hrs
Jacksonville 26.3°C 79.3°F 26.6 79.9 13.4 56.1 113mm 4.4ins 10hrs
Jefferson City 23.7°C 74.7°F 24 75.2 12 53.6 120mm 4.7ins 9hrs
Kansas City 24.7°C 76.5°F 25 77 13.3 55.9 126mm 5ins 10hrs
Key Largo 29.7°C 85.5°F 30 86 20.4 68.7 166mm 6.5ins 10hrs
Key West 29.2°C 84.6°F 29.4 84.9 23.3 73.9 107mm 4.2ins 11hrs
Kīhei 26.8°C 80.2°F 27.1 80.8 18 64.4 65mm 2.6ins 9hrs
Kissimmee 30.7°C 87.3°F 31 87.8 18.8 65.8 93mm 3.7ins 9hrs
Lahaina 26.2°C 79.2°F 26.4 79.5 17.6 63.7 63mm 2.5ins 9hrs
Lake Tahoe 15.3°C 59.5°F 15.7 60.3 0.4 32.7 29mm 1.1ins 12hrs
Las Vegas 30.5°C 86.9°F 30.9 87.6 15.8 60.4 4mm 0.2ins 13hrs
Lihue 26.6°C 79.9°F 26.8 80.2 20.7 69.3 155mm 6.1ins 8hrs
Little Rock 27.2°C 81°F 27.5 81.5 15 59 135mm 5.3ins 11hrs
Los Angeles 23.2°C 73.8°F 23.5 74.3 13.4 56.1 5mm 0.2ins 10hrs
Louisville 28.3°C 82.9°F 28.7 83.7 13.9 57 98mm 3.9ins 9hrs
Madison 25.9°C 78.6°F 26.2 79.2 13.4 56.1 130mm 5.1ins 9hrs
Malibu 20.9°C 69.6°F 21.2 70.2 10.5 50.9 6mm 0.2ins 10hrs
Manhattan 21°C 69.8°F 21.3 70.3 11.8 53.2 104mm 4.1ins 9hrs
Memphis 30.3°C 86.5°F 30.6 87.1 19.8 67.6 78mm 3.1ins 11hrs
Miami 28.7°C 83.7°F 28.8 83.8 22.6 72.7 150mm 5.9ins 10hrs
Miami Beach 29°C 84.2°F 29.2 84.6 22.2 72 151mm 5.9ins 10hrs
Milwaukee 18.9°C 66°F 19.2 66.6 7.9 46.2 70mm 2.8ins 10hrs
Minneapolis 24.4°C 75.9°F 24.7 76.5 11.5 52.7 112mm 4.4ins 10hrs
Monterey 20.1°C 68.2°F 20.5 68.9 7.6 45.7 10mm 0.4ins 12hrs
Montpelier 21.7°C 71.1°F 22.1 71.8 9.2 48.6 96mm 3.8ins 10hrs
Myrtle Beach 27.5°C 81.5°F 27.8 82 15.3 59.5 101mm 4ins 10hrs
Nashville 27.2°C 81°F 27.5 81.5 14.7 58.5 141mm 5.6ins 10hrs
New Orleans 28.9°C 84°F 29.1 84.4 19.3 66.7 122mm 4.8ins 10hrs
New York City 21.7°C 71.1°F 22 71.6 11.5 52.7 107mm 4.2ins 9hrs
Niagara Falls 18.2°C 64.8°F 18.5 65.3 7.8 46 75mm 3ins 8hrs
Oakland 30.7°C 87.3°F 31.1 88 18.2 64.8 90mm 3.5ins 9hrs
Ocean City 22°C 71.6°F 22.3 72.1 11.2 52.2 87mm 3.4ins 10hrs
Ocean City 20.5°C 68.9°F 20.7 69.3 11.1 52 82mm 3.2ins 9hrs
Oceanside 21.6°C 70.9°F 21.8 71.2 13 55.4 6mm 0.2ins 9hrs
Oklahoma City 26.1°C 79°F 26.4 79.5 14.5 58.1 141mm 5.6ins 10hrs
Orlando 30.6°C 87.1°F 30.9 87.6 18.4 65.1 85mm 3.3ins 9hrs
Palm Springs 22.6°C 72.7°F 23 73.4 7.6 45.7 19mm 0.7ins 11hrs
Park City 18.3°C 64.9°F 18.8 65.8 0.3 32.5 44mm 1.7ins 11hrs
Pensacola 28.1°C 82.6°F 28.4 83.1 18.3 64.9 103mm 4.1ins 10hrs
Philadelphia 23°C 73.4°F 23.3 73.9 10.8 51.4 101mm 4ins 9hrs
Phoenix 33.9°C 93°F 34.3 93.7 16.5 61.7 3mm 0.1ins 14hrs
Princeville 26.8°C 80.2°F 27 80.6 20.9 69.6 191mm 7.5ins 8hrs
Raleigh 28.2°C 82.8°F 28.5 83.3 14.9 58.8 127mm 5ins 9hrs
Rapid City 17.8°C 64°F 18.2 64.8 4.9 40.8 63mm 2.5ins 9hrs
Saint Louis 24.3°C 75.7°F 24.6 76.3 12.8 55 103mm 4.1ins 9hrs
Saint Paul 20.7°C 69.3°F 21.1 70 8 46.4 86mm 3.4ins 10hrs
Salt Lake City 21.4°C 70.5°F 21.8 71.2 6.6 43.9 46mm 1.8ins 11hrs
San Diego 21.3°C 70.3°F 21.5 70.7 13.3 55.9 5mm 0.2ins 9hrs
San Francisco 17.9°C 64.2°F 18.1 64.6 10 50 7mm 0.3ins 11hrs
Santa Monica 22.3°C 72.1°F 22.5 72.5 12.7 54.9 5mm 0.2ins 10hrs
Sarasota 30.5°C 86.9°F 30.8 87.4 19.7 67.5 80mm 3.1ins 11hrs
Savannah 28.2°C 82.8°F 28.5 83.3 17.5 63.5 106mm 4.2ins 10hrs
Scottsdale 33.1°C 91.6°F 33.5 92.3 15.3 59.5 4mm 0.2ins 14hrs
Seattle 17.8°C 64°F 18 64.4 8 46.4 46mm 1.8ins 9hrs
Sedona 22.9°C 73.2°F 23.3 73.9 4.5 40.1 19mm 0.7ins 13hrs
Siesta Key 30.7°C 87.3°F 31 87.8 19.4 66.9 84mm 3.3ins 11hrs
Sioux Falls 21.4°C 70.5°F 21.7 71.1 7.7 45.9 79mm 3.1ins 10hrs
Sonoma 21.9°C 71.4°F 22.3 72.1 8.2 46.8 13mm 0.5ins 12hrs
South Padre Island 30.6°C 87.1°F 30.8 87.4 22.2 72 68mm 2.7ins 9hrs
Tampa 30.5°C 86.9°F 30.8 87.4 19.7 67.5 81mm 3.2ins 11hrs
Topeka 24.1°C 75.4°F 24.4 75.9 11.8 53.2 110mm 4.3ins 9hrs
Trenton 30°C 86°F 30.4 86.7 17.1 62.8 94mm 3.7ins 11hrs
Tucson 31.8°C 89.2°F 32.2 90 15.4 59.7 4mm 0.2ins 14hrs
Unalaska 5.7°C 42.3°F 5.9 42.6 1.2 34.2 54mm 2.1ins 9hrs
Vero Beach 29.3°C 84.7°F 29.5 85.1 19.7 67.5 97mm 3.8ins 10hrs
Virginia Beach 24.2°C 75.6°F 24.5 76.1 13.7 56.7 91mm 3.6ins 9hrs
Wailua 25.7°C 78.3°F 25.8 78.4 19.8 67.6 296mm 11.7ins 8hrs
Washington, D. C. 23.8°C 74.8°F 24.1 75.4 12.4 54.3 96mm 3.8ins 9hrs
Wichita 24.8°C 76.6°F 25.2 77.4 12.5 54.5 99mm 3.9ins 10hrs
Yosemite National Park 14.2°C 57.6°F 14.6 58.3 -0.2 31.6 36mm 1.4ins 12hrs
Zion National Park 23°C 73.4°F 23.4 74.1 5.6 42.1 21mm 0.8ins 12hrs
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United States Climate Summary

Mostly temperate, but tropical in Hawaii and Florida, arctic in Alaska, semiarid in the great plains west of the Mississippi River, and arid in the Great Basin of the southwest; low winter temperatures in the northwest are ameliorated occasionally in January and February by warm chinook winds from the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains

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United States weather stats

United States weather statistics
Hottest month: July 31°C 87.7°F
Driest month: October 72mm 3ins
Sunniest month: July 10.4hrs
Coldest month: January 11°C 51.8°F
Wettest month: July 95mm 4ins